Using Local Grains .
Course time : 10.00 .a.m – 4.0.p.m Course for up to 3 people .
When we started baking organic bread here in 2007 there was no organic bread wheat grain grown here in West Wales . In 2010 Felin Ganol mill organised for some wheat to be planted near Aberystwyth. In 2011 we were able to make our first breads made from flour milled from grain grown locally here in West Wales .
Since then interest in locally grown grains has increased. Although quality varies each year as nature has it’s say , it is now possible, thanks to Felin Ganol , to buy flour milled and grown here in West Wales.
On this course we will use flour that has been milled by Felin Ganol mill from wheat grain grown here in Wales .We will be departing from our usual sourdough method of baking and introduce you to a method used by commercial bakers years ago called the ‘ Sponge Method ‘ .
This method uses Yeast but in a much smaller quantity than you will find in most Yeasted bread recipes .This method as well as allowing you to reduce the amount of yeast in the recipe also develops a much tastier and more digestible bread . We will teach you how to make the Sponge , develop and mould the dough and then bake in the oven .
One of the aims of this course is to give you the confidence to bake at home so rather than bake in our commercial wood fired oven we will bake in our house gas oven .
At the end of the course you will have your breads to take home along with some written instructions for baking at home .
Tea, coffee and snacks will be provided . This course is suitable for all skill levels of breadmaking.